Roger Ebert – December 2007

Roger Ebert is an award winning American film critic and screenwriter. His reviews can be read in more than 200 newspapers worldwide. Ebert began writing reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times in 1969 and would later go on to host a syndicated movie review show called “At The Movies with Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert” for nearly 22 years before Siskel’s death in 1999. Ebert would find a replacement in fellow Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper and the two would go on to continue reviewing films until Ebert’s recent health problems caused him to take a leave of absence from the show.Also, Ebert co-wrote the screenplay for the 1970 cult film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls alongside famous exploitation director Russ Meyer. Meyer and Ebert would go on to produce a few other films that were quietly forgotten about over time. Another signature part of Ebert that shouldn’t be forgotten when discussing about him is his use of the thumbs up/down system that helped to make Siskel and him famous when reviewing films. The two would often be included in movie previews for giving a film “2 thumbs up” as a seal of their approval for the film. Ebert has done a great job at reviewing films, and while his reviews may cause criticism from time to time; his opinions are always valid and to the point. Here we give you a great quote from Roger discussing his opinion on great films.

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